This is the way Lisa makes her Caprese salad, a simple roma tomato-fresh mozzarella-fresh basil salad that we make for dinner around here about three nights a week. Yeah, it's indulgent. Yeah, fresh mozz is expensive (as is fresh basil, really), but we can't get enough. Lisa puts whole basil leaves on top of a bottom layer of the cheese, followed by the romas, then green onions, followed by garlic salt, fresh cracked black pepper, and dill. Me, I like it a bit more simple.
My caprese is a simple three layers--the cheese, the tomatoes, and a quick chiffonade of basil, which is just a fancy way of saying "ribbon-cut." It isn't pictured here, but I top this all off with a balsamic vinegar reduction, which you can get bottled in grocery stores (I prefer the "Gia Russa" brand). Black pepper doesn't hurt either.
We're pretty sure we've made this for all of you before, but, well, it has basil in it, so we thought we'd post it. More to come!
This is one of those things I really want to like but something about it...then again I didn't used to like tomatoes either so maybe I just need to keep trying! I found an alternate version of the recipe for you guys to try ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulteriorepicure/3913783937/in/set-72157622227451611/
ReplyDeletehow odd is that?